megyn: that was a clip from the brand new movie musical, les miserables. one of several films to draw big crowds when they open christmas eve. dennis kneale has the story. hey, dennis. >> hello. here is the big surprise. the film version of the long running broadway musical is breaking records already. les mis could be breaking records. the sales at fandango website are smashing all-time records for any film opening christmas. box-office.com says the film could reap 26 million bucks in the u.s. on the opening and over $136 million in its full u.s. run. for a musical. who would have thunk it. even more surprising, lay ms. , building this buzz in the fate of a real action films. you have the tom cruise shoot emup, ""jack reacher".". quentin tarantino's violent anti-slavery epic, "django unchained." and "zero dark thirty". and then there is les-mis run on broadway 27 years and based on a novel written in 1862. it has extra factors. it has been a hit on broadway, 27 years. has a built-in franchise audience. has star you had studded cast. hue, wolverine jackson